Vessel
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Ole Jensen, Denmark (1963)Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark
Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
terracotta, dark brown engobe, spherical body and long neck, ornamentally decorated, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
pottery of the Mangbetu is distinguished by powerful shaping which in its ceramic creations, excluding figures, reminds of the archaic specimen of the Peruvian Chavin culture.